Which is more important…to obey or to pray?

Listen to what Jesus said…if you love me keep my commandments…John 14:15. Jesus said the two greatest commandments is to love God with all your heart mind soul spirit and strength and the second commandment is to love your neighbor as yourself on these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets…Mark12:29-31.

Jesus is our example to follow listen to what is written about him…though he were a son he had learned he obedience by the things which he suffered and being made perfect he became the author of eternal salvation to all those that obey him…Hebrews 5:8-9…not to all those that pray to him… If God has a commandment we can't pray to God and have him change it! Although prayer does change things for us it does not change the will of God.

Listen to what was written about the first king of Israel who did not listen to what he was told by a prophet…behold to obey is better than sacrifice and to listen or hearken then the fat of Rams being sacrificed…1 Sam 15:22. The first king of Israel Saul was rejected because he was told to kill all including the king and kenites and not take any of the spoils instead he tried to play the role of a priest and offered the spoils as a sacrifice he was rejected and told it is better to obey the sacrifice. Jesus said if you come to come to worship… and know you've done your brother wrong that you not even offer a sacrifice but to leave there immediately and go reconcile with your brother then come and offer your gift…Mat 5:23-24.

Jesus said when they told him his mother and brethren were looking for him, he said who are my mother and brother who is my sister but he that does the will of my father which is in heaven the same as my brother and sister and mother. Jesus said blood ties don't matter… his blood matters do you obey Jesus the author of salvation it is the only way to be saved…Mat 12:46-50

Jesus said…Matthew 10:32-39 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. 33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. 34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. 35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. 36 And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. 37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And he that taketh not his cross, and follows after me, is not worthy of me. 39 He that finds his life shall lose it: and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it…I have been prepared to die for Jesus since the day I was baptized and nothing has changed since…it may be required if someone puts a gun to your head and asks are you a Christian? If put on trial for being a Christian would there be enough evidence to convict you? Yes or no?

Will you pray with me father please grant us obedience unto salvation and to always do your will in Jesus in Nazareth name Amen.

It is more important to obey than to offer sacrifice or a prayer.

Do you want to know the truth always?

Do you want to know the truth always?

Listen to what Jesus said to those he was converting in his day as it is written:

then Jesus said to those Jews which believed on him if you continue in my word then you are my disciples indeed you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free john 8:31-32. If you continue in my word means…if you render obedience to the author of salvation then you shall know the truth, Not be told the truth. By knowing the truth, He will set you free from the lies and deceptions found in this world.

Listen to the warnings given to those baptized in Thessalonica about a great evil that exists in the world… even him whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders and with thou deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish because they receive not the love of the truth that they might be saved and for this cause God shall send them a strong delusion that they should believe a lie that they all might be damned who believed not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness 2 Thess 3:9-12. God says this to warn Christians of an evil that has all power to deceive with all power and to lie and has wonders to convince you to believe a lie. In other words God is saying to these people as a warning… that if you do not love the truth and obey the truth, God will send a liar to deceive you. You have to have a love of the truth in order to beat a lie and the only way to beat Satan is not want what he offers you and what he offers you is a lie he's saying he can do this or he can do that and he can give you all this power but the truth is it's a lie based on a lie.

Listen to one of the promises given to those baptized into Christ as it is written… for the truth sake which dwells in us and shall be with us forever 2 Jn 1:2. If you love the truth the truth will never leave you nor forsake you. You will always know the truth so that you can always not follow a lie. Jesus said the devil is a murderer from the beginning…the father of lies meaning he told the first one. How did satan end up in the garden if he didn't already lie? He should have been in heaven with all the other Holy angels instead of trying to lie to humans… food for thought.

So there is all power that can counterfeit Christ…Jesus said there would be many counterfeit christs saying I am the way. There are many people that claim to be Jesus but I have found out…you can't say Jesus and Nazareth unless you're right with Him. And these people have all wonders, signs, and powers to deceive those that do not love the truth. They do not render obedience to the author of salvation, as it is written in Hebrews 5:8-9… Hebrews 5:8-9 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; 9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

Holy Father we ask that the Author of salvation would author a plan of redemption, reconciliation, and salvation with You and fellow man that we might love the truth and obey Him more than any other…in Jesus and Nazareth name Amen.

Have you heard the good news you never have to choose evil or a wrong thing?

So yesterday I talked about you were one of three kingdoms: you're either in man's Kingdom who does not believe in God or evil, or you're in satans kingdom and know you're doing evil, or you in Christ Kingdom where there's no reason to do a wrong thing. Jesus and Nazareth is the king of kings and the Lord of Lords and the God of gods… Jesus died on the cross and was raised three days later… so you never have to choose the wrong thing and so all your wrong things could be forgiven… there is no reason to choose wrong over right. It's always right to do the right thing and it's always wrong to do the wrong thing… Jesus took care of every excuse: so that you would never have to do evil or wrong thing and so that you could choose all the good you could think of to do. Do you believe Jesus Christ died on the cross was raised from the dead three days later yes or no?

Hear the words of Jesus… Jesus said except you be converted as a little child you cannot enter into heaven... Meaning we're just children in diapers before God. We are trying to learn how to feed ourselves, clothe ourselves, and not do a wrong thing and be harmless as doves.

Jesus also said you cannot enter into heaven unless you've been born of the water in the spirit… and he that believes in his baptized will be saved and he that does not believe will be damned… meaning and if you do not believe Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead you have no hope of heaven and are destined for hell. Hell is the place of the hottest fires ever created where sinners…those that do evil are tortured with the hottest fires ever created and burned with the hottest fires and never consumed forever. It is eternal destruction with Hellfire.

Jesus message to his people while he was here on the earth was repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is very near… repentance is started with godly sorrow which results in a change of heart, a change of mind or a decision to do better that results in a change in direction… will you choose not to do evil and let Jesus teach you how to do right Mat 11:28-30? Yes or no?

Do you want to go to heaven? Heaven is a place and if you do not decide to go there you will never make it by happen chance other than to be judged and sentenced to eternal life with God or eternal destruction. Heaven is a prepared place for prepared people. Have you obeyed Jesus the author of salvation and believed in his resurrection after his death and been baptized for the remission of your sins yes or no? Do you still believe in your baptism? Yes or no?

Peter one of his Apostles inspired by the Holy Spirit, Used the promise given him alone in Matthew 16… whatever he binds and looses in heaven and earth will be bound and loosed in heaven and earth… stood up on the day of Pentecost and said these words… to those that have believed they killed Jesus and that he was the one sent to save them when they asked Peter what shall we do (to be saved) he responded with these words:

repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of your sins and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit for the promise is unto you to your children and to all those that are a far off even as many as the Lord our God shall call… He loosed all prior conditions of salvation and bound those requirements where the promise to anyone who obeys. Will you be baptized into Christ have your name written in the lambs book of life in heaven? Will you receive eternal life and wash away your sins calling on the name of the Lord Acts 22:16? Yes or no?

Father please meet our souls deepest needs heal our souls deepest wounds and may we prosper and be in health as our soul prospers never choosing evil and always choosing right over wrong in Jesus and Nazareth name Amen.

Jesus Death on the Cross